The Widow of the South - Roger Hicks

I went on a very long train journey recently, and had to arm myself with enough reading material to prevent the onset of insanity that comes from being cooped up for hours on end. I don’t often buy books, and tend to raid the library or charity shops instead, but on this occasion I decided to splash out! I was in Borders and this novel caught my eye. I don’t usually read anything with the words “love story” in the blurb, but I was seduced by the fact that “The Widow of the South” is based on a true story. When I discovered that this was Robert Hick’s debut novel, and that he was a leading member of the Nashville music industry I didn’t hold out much hope of the book ...